Lizzo has broken her silence after fat-shaming allegations made by her ex-employees over two years ago were dropped in court this week.
Three of the pop star’s backup dancers, Arianna Davis, Noelle Rodriguez and Crystal Williams, filed a lawsuit against her and her production company in August 2023 for creating a hostile work environment, sexual harassment and fat-shaming.
Lizzo has denied the allegations made against her, calling them “unbelievable” in a statement at the time. While the lawsuit is still ongoing, the fat-shaming allegations were recently dismissed by a Superior Court judge and the accusers dropped their appeal.
Lizzo’s response to allegations being dropped
Lizzo took to social media on Tuesday morning to share a 47-second video of herself featuring text of a statement addressing the latest update.
“The fat-shaming claims against me have been officially dropped by my accusers. They conceded it had no merit in court,” she wrote. “There was no evidence that I fired them because they gained weight. Because it never happened. Now the truth is finally out.”
The “Truth Hurts” songstress went on to assert that her employees weren’t fired for gaining weight, but because they filmed her without her consent.
“They were fired for taking a private recording of me without my consent and sending it off to ex-employees,” she continued. “I have never fired an employee for gaining weight. I have only encouraged and supported people with bigger bodies and shared my platform with them.”
She added that the claim has “haunted” her since the day it came out and she will continue to fight the remaining allegations.
“It has been devastating to suffer through this in silence but I let my lawyers lead and I’m so grateful for this victory,” she said. “I am still in a legal battle. I am not settling. I will be fighting every single claim until the truth is out.”
Despite the fat-shaming allegations being dropped, the case against Lizzo and her production company will still move forward.
The ex-employees alleged that Lizzo created a hostile work environment and pressured one of them to touch a nude performer at a live sex show in Amsterdam.
Lizzo’s attorney, Melissa Glass, has insisted the allegations lack merit and 18 witnesses have refuted them.
“As was true two years ago, the dancers cannot find a single person to corroborate their meritless claims,” she said in a statement to Billboard last week.
“In contrast, 18 witnesses who worked with Lizzo on the Special tour submitted sworn statements refuting the claims made by Davis, Williams and Rodriguez. We look forward to the Court of Appeals ruling on this matter.”
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